Comparison

Walkimals vs Critter Walk

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Walkimals

This app transforms your daily steps into virtual currency to unlock outfits for your 3D mascot. Connect with friends to compare progress, compete in challenges, and showcase your unique style.

Highlights
  • Track daily steps via Apple Health
  • Earn in-game coins for walking
  • Customize 3D mascot with outfits
  • Connect and compete with friends
  • Social features without public feeds
  • Privacy controls for shared data
Features
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Turn your daily steps into outfits for your 3D mascot. Walkimals connects to Apple Health so you can earn in-game coins, dress up your buddy, and compare your progress with friends. TRACK YOUR STEPS See today's step count and follow your daily goal with Apple Health. EARN COINS AS YOU WALK Every 25 steps earn one in-game coin. Check in by opening Walkimals each day to add your walking coins to your balance. FIND YOUR NEXT OUTFIT Browse daily clothing offers, try on styles, and keep the pieces you buy in your Closet. Coins can be earned by walking or bought in optional coin packs. CHOOSE YOUR WALKIMAL Start with a cat, dog, or bunny, then make it your own with outfits. WALK WITH YOUR FRIENDS Add friends by code or invite link. Compare your step totals on the friends leaderboard and go head-to-head in Rivalry. See your friends' mascots and outfits along the way. INVITE YOUR PEOPLE Send a personalized invite so friends can preview your animated mascot and current outfit before installing Walkimals. SOCIAL, WITHOUT THE NOISE No public feed or open discovery. Just friends, walking, mascots, and friendly competition. KNOW WHAT YOU SHARE Before you start, Walkimals asks you to agree to share derived step totals for its social features. People with your invite link can see your mascot, outfit, and recent step total. Raw Apple Health samples are never uploaded. Walk more. Find your style. Keep your crew moving.

About

Critter Walk

This app encourages activity with virtual companions. Track your steps, engage in focused walking sessions, and monitor your progress with customizable goals and cheerful characters. An Apple Watch app offers convenient tracking on your wrist.

Highlights
  • Step tracking with HealthKit
  • Focused walking sessions
  • Unlockable walking companions
  • Daily, Weekly, Monthly step trends
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • Customizable goals and preferences
Features
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Critter Walk is a warm, storybook-inspired walking app for people who want a softer way to stay active. Track daily steps, start focused walking sessions, build streaks, and keep an eye on your progress with cheerful companions by your side. The app connects with HealthKit to show your step progress, daily goal, estimated active time, streak status, and walking history. When you are ready to move, start a dedicated walk session to see live time, steps, distance, and goal progress in a full-screen companion scene. Critter Walk also includes an Apple Watch app for quick starts and glanceable walk tracking from your wrist. Key features: - Follow today's steps, daily goal progress, active time, and current streak from the Home screen. - Start focused walks with live elapsed time, steps, distance, pause, and finish controls. - Review Daily, Weekly, and Monthly step trends in the Journey tab. - Choose a walking companion, including Bunny plus unlockable Kitty, Foxy, Owl and Mouse companions. - Customize your daily step goal, distance units, reminders, haptics, encouragement, and end-of-day summary preferences. - Use Apple Watch to start walks, view goal progress, track distance, and monitor heart rate during a walk. - Keep an eye on your walking progress right from your Home Screen with widgets. Choose the simple progress widget or bring your current companion along with the Premium widget.

Screenshots

Walkimals4 screens
Critter Walk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Walkimals at every 5 days against Critter Walk's fortnightly. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Walkimals sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Critter Walk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Walkimals against 5.0 for Critter Walk. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Walkimals ships an update every 5 days, Critter Walk fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Walkimals versus Critter Walk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWalkimalsCritter Walk
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size445 MB76 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHans Joachim WeidmannTodd Seabrook

Customer experience

Walkimals

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Critter Walk

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Walkimals

One-time6
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • 1,200 Coins$1.99
  • 2,500 Coins$3.99
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  • 6,500 Coins$8.99
  • 14,000 Coins$17.99
  • 30,000 Coins$34.99
1 purchases

Critter Walk

One-time1
  • Premium Companion Pack$1.99

Questions

Is Walkimals free?
Walkimals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Critter Walk free?
Critter Walk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Walkimals or Critter Walk?
Walkimals and Critter Walk are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Walkimals or Critter Walk have ads?
Neither Walkimals nor Critter Walk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Walkimals or Critter Walk?
Walkimals ships an update every 5 days, and Critter Walk fortnightly. Most recently, Walkimals was updated on October 31, 2026 and Critter Walk on October 31, 2026.

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